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Discussion in 'Mondial' started by paulchua, Oct 29, 2015.

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  1. paulchua

    paulchua Cat Herder
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    Jul 1, 2013
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    Paul Chua
    https://drive-my.com/en/retro-carss/item/2229-buyers-guide-ferrari-mondial.html

    Some choice quotes:

    "The Mondial is often seen as the poor relation of the Ferrari clan, but it’s actually pretty nice to drive, with handling that’s sharper than the 308 GTB."

    " Ed Callow of Foskers comments: “Mondial values have moved on by around £8-10k in the last year, and I’d expect to see similar growth over the next year or two. I’d anticipate a car selling today at £35,000 to be priced around £50,000-55,000 by 2017.”


    That would be crazy...
     
  2. YELO T

    YELO T Formula 3

    Jul 2, 2012
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    Thank you for posting, Paul.

    I chuckled when the author said "it’s pretty reliable and inexpensive to maintain."

    Clearly, he's never owned one.
     
  3. sidtx

    sidtx F1 Rookie
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  4. paulchua

    paulchua Cat Herder
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    Haha...I'm just an armchair racer...but it's unanimous by all the automotive press at the time:

    http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/144252305-post17.html
     
  5. Karsya Eins

    Karsya Eins Karting

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  6. Burch1

    Burch1 Formula 3

    May 26, 2012
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    Singapore/Carmel, IN
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    Greg
    Paul,
    the following info really surprised me:

    "All versions are quite rare in the UK, but the most desirable is the Mondial T, which shares its engine and much of the running gear with the 348. Approximately 100 were sold here, split evenly between Coupe and Cabriolet"

    The US got many more T's that the UK, amazing...
    Cheers,
    Greg

     
  7. sidtx

    sidtx F1 Rookie
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    Only a grand total of 43 sold here!


    Sid
     
  8. PV Dirk

    PV Dirk F1 Veteran

    Jul 26, 2009
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    In the universe of Italian Exotics it could be seen as inexpensive to maintain. In context :D
     
  9. FCnew

    FCnew Formula Junior

    May 5, 2015
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    Hong Kong / Canada
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    Jonathan

    Mondial t (North America)
    43 coupés, 379 cabriolets.
     

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